Textual Sources, Material Culture And Conservation 2017/2018

PARTE SECONDA: L'AFFRESCO

FRESCO’S MATERIALS

Lime, inert, compatible pigments and those to avoid 

EXECUTION TECHNIQUES

The drawing, the preparatory cartoon, the giornate the pouncing, the incisions

MAKING FRESCO - PRACTICAL EXERCISE

Painting a small example of fresco on a mobile support

BIG QUATTRO-CINQUECENT FRESCO CYCLES IN ROME

The Sistine Chapel and the Raphael’s Rooms – with visits to the Vatican Museum

FRESCOES RESTORATION

Fresco restoration techniques. With visit on the Scala Santa Sanctuary scaffolding